At that time, Chen Shao was also excited and immediately agreed, and said that he would definitely perform beyond his expectations and grab a lot of valuable goods.
In order to gain more "shopping time", he even recharged 100,000 Hong Kong dollars directly into the Wellcome Supermarket membership account, in exchange for an astonishing 1,060 seconds, or about 17 minutes, of "zero-dollar shopping" time.
The customers in the first period all had only sixty seconds.
In the following periods, there would be more time because the recharge amount increased the number of seconds, but the most one recharged was only 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, which only gave them an extra 100 seconds.
Even the host Lv Ruirong didn't expect that someone would actually top up 100,000 yuan into a supermarket membership card.
Anyone who can spend so much money at a supermarket must be a wealthy person with plenty of money at home. Would such a wealthy person still covet the "zero-yuan purchase" products in the supermarket?
Obviously not, most of them are probably dandies who want to be on TV and have some fun!
The first sight of Chen Shao could be said to be a perfect match for Lu Ruirong's guess.
She had no good impression of this playboy, so even during the pre-match interview, she was rather perfunctory and just asked a few casual questions before starting.
Most of the viewers in front of the TV thought the same. They were amazed at Chen Shao's generous spending of 100,000 yuan, and jealous that he had 17 minutes to do any "free shopping". Finally, they despised him for being so rich, but still trying to take advantage of Wellcome Supermarket and get such a small bargain.
When the timer started, Chen Shao began to push the shopping cart and started his "performance".
However, his route was beyond everyone's expectations.
Unlike almost all the other contestants, he did not rush to the imported food, high-end liquor or electronic product areas, but went straight into the most basic rice, flour, grain and oil area.
Bags of rice, barrels of cooking oil, bags of flour, and boxes of noodles were all "swept" and piled into the shopping cart by him.
His movements were quick and his eyes were focused, showing a seriousness that was completely different from his previous cynicism.
The audience in front of the TV were completely stunned.
What's going on?
This rich young man, did he go through so much trouble to participate in the show just to grab some rice, flour, grain and oil?
Besides, what does he need so much rice for?
How much rice does he eat in a day? How can he finish so much?
This isn't the way to act funny, is it?
Seventeen minutes passed quickly, and his shopping cart was piled like a mountain, full of heavy necessities.
Facing the microphone handed to him by Lu Ruirong, beads of sweat hung on his forehead, and he was panting, and the usual frivolous smile on his face disappeared.
"Mr. Chen, your loot is a bit unusual. Why didn't you choose something more valuable or interesting?"
Lu Ruirong was also surprised by Chen Shao's behavior and asked curiously.
Chen Shao wiped his sweat, glanced at the pile of rice, flour and oil, smiled knowingly and said:
“Before, all I was thinking about was how to look cool in front of the camera and let my friends see my brave and handsome side.
Naturally, they also want to grab some high-value goods to show how powerful they are.
However, after watching so many episodes of "Supermarket Wars", especially the one where the grandmother snatched a doll for her granddaughter, and the one where the mute father snatched several bags of rice, I was particularly touched.
Standing here today, watching others rushing in before me... I also realized that in Hong Kong, there are still so many people who are very frugal in order to save a few dollars, and have to grit their teeth to buy some oil, salt, rice and noodles.
I used to be so… ignorant. I went to bars and fancy restaurants every day, wasting so much money I could have bought so much rice and noodles.
This amount of money is nothing to my family, but to some people, it may be the food supply for the whole family for a month.
So, I declare that I will donate everything I snatched today! I will also take out all the 100,000 yuan I topped up... and buy rice, flour, grain, and oil, and donate them to those who truly need it!
Wow!
Such simple yet insightful words, spoken by a former dandy, can easily be imagined to have an impact on the citizens of Hong Kong Island in this era!
His words were powerful and there was no empty boasting, but they made everyone who heard them feel an incomparable sense of relief and emotion.
Applause broke out at the scene, and the onlookers all applauded and cheered for the actions of this rich kid.
The "zero-dollar shopping" experience of Chen Shao, a young man from a wealthy family, was broadcast live on Asia Television and turned into a very profound Hong Kong civics lesson.
His actions even sparked a wave of charity in Hong Kong Island, and many young people from wealthy families began to pay attention to the poor groups around them.
Thanks to this TV show, Chen Shao won great praise from his father and even became a member of the Legislative Council.
In fact, there are many more broadcast clips like this.
Ordinary people, ordinary people, they all have ordinary and ordinary life stories one after another.
"Supermarket Wars" is such a stage for ordinary people to show themselves. Every clip of zero-yuan shopping in the supermarket represents a different life, which can be magnified and seen on the stage of "Supermarket Wars".
Therefore, half a month after it was broadcast, the program "Supermarket Wars" had already surpassed a simple entertainment program. It eventually became a miniature window into the various aspects of Hong Kong society, where laughter and tears are intertwined, greed and contentment coexist, and warmth and reflection coexist.
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